Real Madrid vs Villarreal Predictions

• Real Madrid have won 12 of their 16 games in La Liga
• Villarreal have won just one of their last four assignments
• Five of Real Madrid’s last six wins were by two goals or more

Testing times for Yellow Submarine

Villarreal pulled off a sensational 3-2 win away to Rennes in the Europa League on Thursday night, meaning they finished top of their group, but Marcelona’s men had to work hard and could be a touch fatigued heading into this game with Real Madrid.

Locked in mid-table obscurity in La Liga, the Yellow Submarine have had to look to European competition for signs of promise and can look forward to the last 16.

But on Sunday attention turns back to domestic duties and things have not been going well.

Most recently they were crushed 3-0 by Real Sociedad at El Madrigal and things are unlikely to get any better when they visit the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid aim to keep pace with Girona

Girona are surprise leaders in the Spanish top flight but Real Madrid are only two points adrift and have been going well.

Los Blancos are on a 15-game unbeaten run in all competitions and will have had an extra couple of days rest compared to Villarreal with their latest European endeavour – a 3-2 win over Union Berlin – coming on Tuesday.

Five of their last six victories have been by a margin of two or more and that run has included a 4-2 win over Napoli and a 5-1 mauling of Valencia.

Back them to win by two or more goals, while the best correct score pick could be 3-1 to the hosts.